Ivan Lazarov
@cityscape-skltns.bsky.social
Game developer, narrative designer and student @CologneGameLab
Some of the games I've made: https://ivanlazarovg.itch.io/ :3
Some of the games I've made: https://ivanlazarovg.itch.io/ :3
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Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
I had five fascinating conversations for this RPS piece, gathering perspectives on genAI chatbots in games, as seen in Where Winds Meet. Thanks to @meghna.bsky.social, @pyrofoux.bsky.social, @maxkreminski.bsky.social, and @chrisgardiner.bsky.social www.rockpapershotgun.com/horrible-bor...
"Horrible", "boring", and "cheap": Experts pan new chatbot NPCs, but some leave room for optimism
We speak to a collection of developers and AI experts about the potential impact of LLM-powered NPCs in videogames.
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December 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
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Remarkable account of the people who can't wait to join the American Gestapo and inflict pain ... and travel the world deporting poor people.
Two Days Talking to People Looking for Jobs at ICE
www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
Two Days Talking to People Looking for Jobs at ICE
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Two Days Talking to People Looking for Jobs at ICE | Yanis Varoufuckice
This is a disgusting country, I thought, irredeemable visually, psychically, morally, and ethically, and whatever is likable about our people’s warm patter does not in any way forgive what we have don...
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July 14, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Remarkable account of the people who can't wait to join the American Gestapo and inflict pain ... and travel the world deporting poor people.
Two Days Talking to People Looking for Jobs at ICE
www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
Two Days Talking to People Looking for Jobs at ICE
www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
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I play the god of war games for their deep and rewarding combat
March 23, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I play the god of war games for their deep and rewarding combat